Fromia Magnifica died

[christyf5]

Thats a Fromia milleporella. Same as mine.

Great pics!

[Chin_Lee]

Danny
interesting you mentioned it... mine did the exact same thing. Just started to "shred" its tissues and its now dying. gonna take it out before it disappears. no reason that i can think of

[reeferaddict]

As well as being SUPER sensitive to salinity, they also require good Calcium levels as they form calcium bridges to move and protect themselves... hence when you touch one they go from being tissue like to rock like in a second... (this is my understanding from reading) .... I have one and he's all over the place... I also have 3 blue linckia's that go everywhere as well... so far so good... (touch wood) The recommended drip time IS 12 hours + which I have done with ALL my echinoderms, and to date I have yet to lose one, (save for the sand star I forgot was in the DSB that I mashed to bits when I was moving tanks.. - funny part is one of the sections has now regenerated and almost as big as the original)

All in all my experiences have been good once properly acclimated.

[kari]

My star has been around for over a year. It doesn't move around too much but instead prefers to stay on the centre of the front glass with only the middle finger up. Not sure what its trying to tell me. I try my best to ignore it but I can see its mirror image on the tv screen aswell.

[muck]

Originally Posted by kari

My star has been around for over a year. It doesn't move around too much but instead prefers to stay on the centre of the front glass with only the middle finger up. Not sure what its trying to tell me. I try my best to ignore it but I can see its mirror image on the tv screen aswell.

[danny zubot]

Thanks for all your help everyone, I think next time I'll try a blue linckia or something different. BTW, this pics above is similar to the magnifica only that there are stripes instead of spots.

[mr_alberta]

Linkias are less hardy than Fromia stars from what I hear. Also, from what I understand, the red Linkia are hardier than the blue...

[muck]

Did it look like this Danny?

[OCDP]

That is one cool lookin' starfish!!!

How come starfish like the ones being mentioned are so hard to keep? Such simple creatures (seem to be anyways..) I suppose they just cannot tolerate any changes in the aquarium ?

[Delphinus]

Well ... that (the sensitivity to changes), and, the fact that nobody really knows what they eat. Every article I've ever read about stars makes mention that it's essentially a mystery. So either they adapt to what's already in our aquariums (if they're lucky, that is), or, they eventually starve. It could take months for them to succumb, so it can seem that they're doing OK but then suddenly one day, they're mysteriously gone.